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    epoxy grouting mosaic tiles to shower walls

    Hi all, read Rich's post on epoxy grouting, very helpful, haven't used epoxy grout for many years, Ardipox on kitchen worktops probably last time have a job where client has brought glass mosaics, 15mm2 in one room 20mm2 in another, both about 2mm joints, supplier has given her Kerapoxy grout...
    • Dave H
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    • aus epoxy grout grouting mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics shower tile tile grout tiles usa wall walls
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    grouting corners

    when grouting is it a good idea to grout the reveals and then Silicon or leave them till the grout drys and then Silicon floor to ceiling
    • montessa
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    • aus corners grout grouting tile grout usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Wet Room Problem - Grouting

    As a newbie to a Wet Room I have just inherited I am hoping you can help me. I have a 2/3 Bar shower and its blasting the grout out between the tiles. I patiently got all the grout out using a dremel directly under the shower head . Left for a week to make sure it was dry, re grouted with BAL...
    • plug_it_in
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    • aus grout grouting problem room tile grout usa wet wet room
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Preparing Trav for grouting - are you guys using a tile cleaner?

    ..or just a rinse with good old water . It's filled and honed and I have been working clean . Is there any need to use a specific cleaner before sealing ? Thanks for any help . Dave
    • Davesax
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    • aus cleaner grout grouting preparing tile tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Grouting advice needed for small glass mosaics

    Hi all. I have a problem with some small mosaic glass tiles. The glass mosaics are 8mm thick and are small 15mm x 15mm. I have tiled a bath base and complete shower with them. I have also tiled the entire bathroom including floor with 300mm x 600mm porcelain tiles. The customer brought all the...
    • budbecks
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    • advice aus glass grout grouting mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics needed small tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. C

    Quartz Tiles dull after grouting with mapeei epoxy grout

    Have laid quartz tiles down and grouted ,cleaned off grout as we went,theres now a bit of a dull finish on them but really sparkly when wet.Any ideas?
    • chrislew
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    • aus epoxy epoxy grout grout grouting quartz tile tile grout tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. B

    grouting problem

    new tiles laid down - still after 2 months brownish colour coming off on trousers of baby crawling even though i had washed floors - finally found out that if you wiped grouting with white damp cloth it changed to brown. SPecialist from tile shop came said the tiler had added too much water...
  8. S

    help with stubbon stains on wall tiles after grouting

    Big hello from St.Hello to all on the forum,after grouting wall tiles and wiping them down several times they still have some stains on that won't come off !!! HELP please:mad2:
    • sillyme
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    • aus grout grouting help stains tile tile grout tiles usa wall wall tiles
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. K

    grouting for topps black galaxy quartz sparkly tiles

    I'm about to fix a floor and wall in a bathroom with 300 x 300 black quartz tiles from topps, just after some opinions on grout, I'm thinking either 4mm with mapie manhatten to make them stand out , or would it be better to go 2mm with a charcoal ? What kind of combination have others used and...
  10. T

    Please Help save my knees folks! Floor grouting systems?

    Hi folks, My knees are crumbling badly which, as we know - is not good news for any tiler! But I've got a lot of floor tiling coming up so I'm keen to stay off my knees where possible - bought Redbacks kneepads recently BTW - very good. Has anyone used any of those squegee on a pole, sponge on...
    • The Dude
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    • aus floor floor tiling grout grouting help please systems tile grout usa
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Grouting

    Hi All, I desperately need help! We have just had a walk-in shower tiled with 200x200mm satin finish Johnson's Prismatic tiles, and professionally grouted with Kerakoll Fugabella Eco Porcelana 0-5 white grout. To our horror, the grout and tile edges discolour within 3 minutes of showering...
  12. S

    Grouting Porcelain Floor Tiles

    I have some Unibond flexible floor adhesive and grout (suitable for wooden floors) left over from my bathroom. I'm wondering if I can use this to grout another job i've just done? I've laid porcelain floor tiles onto a concrete base, I used the Mapei keraquick with the latex additive as tile...
    • stu778
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    • aus floor floor tiles floor tiling grout grouting porcelain porcelain floor porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tile grout tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  13. C

    Grouting

    Hi! I had a ceramic tile installed in my kitchen, floyer, powder room and 2 bathrooms. Can you tell me if the grouting should be smooth and even? (The grouting has bumps on it and some of it is higher in places.) Also when I look close I see pin holes. They did come back and put a sealer on it...
  14. A

    Silicon before or after grouting

    Up til now i have siliconed after grouting, but have heard of a trend to Silicon before. which way do you do it?
  15. K

    Grouting

    Hi everyone I have just had some tiles laid and grouted with a limestone colour grout, looks good where the colour is how it should be but the remainder is very patchy. The tile company are saying it is because the tilers have made up the grout too wet and then finished with a very wet cloth...
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    Green Screed grouting times

    Have a job coming up that needs Green Screed used on it. Haven't used it in about 5 years so can't remember a lot about it. What's the drying time before grouting at normal room temperature. From memory it usually took more than the documented 24 hours. Anybody used it recently who could advise...
  17. J

    grouting problem with embossed tiles

    I am in the process of tiling a bathroom with large tiles 750 x 250 and found that I cannot grout them by conventional methods as they have a rippled surface, grout will not go to the bottom of the groove as I cannot use a squeegee ? it dries with holes etc. I have enentually found a way using...
    • john burley
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    • aus grout grouting problem tile tile grout tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    How to prevent white grouting from staining

    My wife would like to have white ceramic floor tiles fitted to our kitchen but I'm worried that the white grouting will get dirty and turn black. Are there any products on the market that will prevent the grouting from staining, other than choosing black grouting which i've been told is a...
    • Zantaz
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    • aus grout grouting how how to tile staining tile grout tiling guide usa white
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  19. K

    Portuguese Grouting.

    I am new to the forum, so hello.:hurray: I have just bought a house in the Algarve, the en-suite shower cubicle is a health hazzard. The tiles are attractive 50mm tiles (brown) the grouting has been done with sand & cement which appears to be holding dirt & has now changed to BLACK, yuk...
  20. L

    Grouting

    Would like opinion or advice on the best way to finish off,regarding the grout, where wall meets floor , does one match the floor colour or the wall colour. Regards
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